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‘GODZILLA KILLER’ ANTONIO NIEVES IS NOT AFRAID OF THE MONSTER FROM JAPAN
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Cleveland’s Antonio “Carita” Nieves is going into his first world title fight having grown up watching the kind of damage a movie monster from Japan can inflict.
But he’s not scared.
Op Saterdag, September 9, Nieves (17-1-2, 9 Uitklophoue) will challenge two-time world championo Naoya “Monster” Inoue (13-0, 11 Uitklophoue) as the chief supporting televised bout of an HBO Boxing After Dark tripleheader (10:15 namiddag. EN/PT), live from the StubHub Center in Carson, Kalifornië.
Entitled “SUPERFLY,” the event will be headlined by the rematch between current WBC World Super Flyweight Champion Wisaksil Wangek of Thailand and Nicaraguan superstar Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez.
Opening the telecast will be a battle of Mexican former world champions, as former WBC Super Flyweight World Champion Carlos “Principe” Cuadras (36-1-1, 27 KO se) will take on rival countrymen and former flyweight world champion Juan Francisco “Die Gallo” Road (35-2-0, 25 KO se) van Sonora, Mexiko.
The fight against Inoue is a dream come true for 30-year-old Nieves, a quick-fisted and determined fighter, who has spent his entire boxing career waiting for this, his first chance at a world championship.
Nieves, who has campaigned until now as a world-class bantamweight, will have the size advantage in Saterdag se stryd, as well as the edge in experience.
Dit gesê, it will be no easy task. Yokohama’s 24-year-old Inoue is known for his devastating punching power, veral om die liggaam. The Japanese slugger won the WBC Light Flyweight World Championship in his sixth fight and is already making the seventh defense of his WBO World Super Flyweight Title he won the title in his eighth pro fight.
“Training went great,” said Nieves, who prepared for battle with career-long trainer Joseph Delguyd at the Old School Boxing Club in Cleveland. “Making this lower weight was no problem at all. I’m about one or two pounds over with a week to go and I haven’t missed a meal yet. I always knew it wouldn’t be hard to make this weight. I make 118 easily, so a couple pounds more wasn’t going to be that difficult.”
Nieves says unlike Godzilla movies, he will be bigger than his Japanese opponent.
“We have been watching tapes on him. He’s a two-time world champions, quick and strong at the weight. They say he’s a monster from Japan like Godzilla, but we will see. I believe I’ll be stronger bigger guy at this weight. A lot of his fights were at 108 lbs and then he jumped up in weight. The fact that I’m coming down in weight will help me a lot. I am going to be able to push him around like people haven’t done to him before.”
Nieves says he knows what a victory would mean over the streaking Inoue, in a division packed with talent.
“I’m taking this fight as my entrance into this division that is loaded with big fights. After this fight I’ll be in a position for more big fights. To win the world championship means everything to me. That’s why I did all this: to fight the best and now we have that opportunity and that’s what we’re going to do. We have a game plan and Saterdag, we’re going to execute it.”
“I am very excited for Antonio to get an opportunity to showcase his skills in a world title on HBO,” said his promoter, Dmitriy Salita. “Antonio is one of the better-known and most accomplished contenders in the division and I expect a spectacular performance on September 9.”
Tim VanNewhouse, Nieves’ co-manager, says he and his partner couldn’t be happier with their fighter’s achievement. “It’s very rewarding to David McWater and I to see Antonio get to this level. He will be the first under the Split-T family of fighters to fight for a world title.” |
Thomas Dulorme reageer op kommentaar deur Terence Crawford se mede-bestuurder / afrigter Brian McIntyre by verlede Donderdag se perskonferensie
Puerto Rico (Maart 10, 2015) – Verlede Donderdag in Arlington, Texas 'n perskonferensie gehou die wêreld titel bout aan te kondig tussen junior weltergewig top aanspraakmaker, Thomas se Franse Boy’ Dulorme (22-1, 14 Uitklophoue), en 2014 'Boxer van die Jaar’ en voormalige liggewig WBO wêreldkampioen, Terence 'Bud’ Crawford (25-0 , 17 Uitklophoue) vir hul komende botsing op Saterdag, April 18 by die College Park Sentrum, geleë aan die Universiteit van Texas, Arlington. Crawford-Dulorme sal wees vir die vakante WBO junior weltergewig wêreld titel. Die wêreld kampioenskap stryd word regstreeks op HBO Boxing Na Dark®, begin by9:45 namiddag. EN/PT.
Tydens die perskonferensie, Dulorme was besliste in sy stryd toewyding aan die Latino gemeenskap deur te noem, “Op April 18, Puerto Rico, Mexiko, Dominikaanse Republiek, Colombia en al die Latinos regoor die wêreld sal 'n nuwe kampioen het”, verklaar 'n selfversekerde Dulorme.
In reaksie, Terence Crawford se mede-bestuurder en afrigter, Brian McIntyre kommentaar, “Die Mexikane, die Puerto Ricans, die Colombianen, die Dominikane, hulle kan nie help nie, jy veg, bro. Ek probeer nie minagtend, maar dit is tussen jou en Terence. Terence is 'n throwback vegter. Hy het hande van klip, kan veg op die binne en outbox jy. Hy is 'n wenner in alles wat hy doen in die lewe. Mag die beste man wen.”
“Ek kyk na die kommentaar van hierdie gentleman Brian McIntyre baie respek teenoor die Latinos en vir myself. Ek dra hierdie stryd aan al die Latinos, want ek is Latino, en ek is trots daarop. In die ring, dit is net Crawford, die skeidsregter en ek, maar die ondersteuning van die Latinos sal daar ook wees en kan nie geïgnoreer word nie”, Thomas Dulorme, wat gestasioneer is by 'n onbekende plek in Puerto Rico vir die grootste stryd van sy loopbaan.
“Dag in en dag uit Ek verteenwoordig Latinos regoor die wêreld. In die groot nasie van die Verenigde State van Amerika, moet jy neem voordeel van elke geleentheid. Op April 18, Ek sal hard werk om 'n wêreldkampioen in Texas geword, en bring eer aan my mense”, gesluit Thomas Dulorme.
Terence Crawford vs. Thomas Dulorme Kaartjies nou te koop
Terence Crawford vs. Thomas Dulorme
Slag vir vakante WBO Jr. Weltergewig Championship
Saterdag, April 18
By die Kollege Park Center by die Universiteit van Texas Arlington
Televisie Live op HBO®
Kaartjies te koop Vandag op 10:00 AM CT
ARLINGTON, TX (Maart 5, 2015) – Onoorwonne World Boxing Organisasie (WBO) liggewig-kampioen en die boks Skrywers Vereniging van Amerika se (BWAA) Vegter van die Jaar TERENCE “Bud” CRAWFORD is Movin’ op tot — aan die junior weltergewig-afdeling — waar sal hy neem op THOMAS “Thunder” DULORME, die No. 2-wêreld-gegradeerde aanspraakmaker, for the vacant WBO junior welterweight world title. Crawford vs. Dulorme sal plaasvind Saterdag, April 18, by Kollege Park Sentrum geleë op die kampus van die Universiteit van Texas Arlington in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The world championship fight will be televised as part of a split site doubleheader live on HBO Boxing Na Dark®, begin by 9:45 namiddag. EN/PT.
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“I am ready to do bigger and better things at 140,” Said Crawford.
“Ek is hier om aan die wêreld te bewys dat ek die beste vegter in die junior weltergewig-afdeling,” Said Dulorme. “Crawford het 'n onoorwonne rekord, maar hy het nooit 'n geveg gewen het by 140 £. Ek behels met 'n harde geveg oorwinning, een wat ek by die huis terug sal bring na my mense van Puerto Rico.”
“Dulorme is 'n goeie, afgeronde bokser. Ons is opgewonde omdat die 140 pond afdeling sal die beste uit Terence bring,” sê Brian McIntyre, Crawford se mede-afrigter en mede-bestuurder. “Die 140 afdeling is gelaai met top vegters. Dit is 'n groot vir Terence as almal sal binnekort te sien.”
“Terence het 'n tempo jaar 2014 opneem van die wêreld se aandag met drie loopbaan-beste wêreldkampioenskap oorwinnings en op pad na die verdien vegter van die Jaar toekennings,” gesê Todd duBoef, president van Top Rank. “Hy sal kyk voortgaan om daardie momentum op April 18 toe hy terug na HBO, on the hunt for another world title against Thomas Dulorme of Puerto Rico.”
“Ek is baie bly dat ek in staat was om te kry hierdie stryd gedoen met Top Rank,” sê Gary Shaw. “Terence Crawford word beskou as een van die beste liggewigte in die boks, maar hy beweeg tot junior weltergewig waar hy sal in die gesig staar 'n baie vasberade en talentvolle Thomas Dulorme, wie se onoorwonne op 140 pond. I want to thank HBO for showcasing what I perceive is another great fight for the fans. I smell an upset in the making. This will be the start of a great run of fantastic fights for HBO.”
“Met Terence Crawford se ster het na vore gekom in 2014, Die vraag is nou hoe hoog dat die ster styg of as sy teenstander Thomas Dulorme sal die trajek Keer,” Petrus sê Nelson, vise-president van ontwikkeling, HBO Sport. “As liggewig-kampioen verlede jaar, Crawford verdien sy BWAA vegter van die Jaar vereer met vet, aantreklike oorwinnings teen top mededingers, a streak which continues in stride up the scale against the hungry Dulorme, who is undefeated at 140-lbs. It will be a split-site doubleheader not to be missed on our late night Boxing After Dark franchise.”
Crawford (25-0, 17 Uitklophoue), Omaha, NE, maak sy 2015 ring debuut soek om te bou op sy ster-up 2014 which featured three world championship victories as well as Fighter of the Year honors from the BWAA and major media alike. He began his career-best year last March 1, net 13 dae kort van die sesde herdenking van sy professionele debuut. Crawford captured the WBO lightweight title, onttroon verdedigende kampioen Ricky Burns op Burns’ tuisveld van Glasgow, Skotland. Scoring 'n kragtige en eenparige besluit, Crawford het die bokswêreld op kennisgewing met sy virtuose vertoning as hy getrek uit al tot stilstand kom in die aftakeling Burns, wieg die verdedigende kampioen in die hele stryd, while switching back and forth between orthodox and southpaw stances. He followed that with a dramatic and critically-acclaimed knockout victory of undefeated former world champion and Cuban Olympic gold medalist Yuriorkis Gamboa on Junie 28 in a Fight of the Year nominee. It was one of the most-watched fights of the year with over 1.2 miljoen kykers vang die lewendige, eerste-time voorlê van die stryd, according to Nielsen Media Research. He concluded 2014 op November 29 met 'n deeglike shellacking van een-tyd wêreld titel uitdager en Geen. 1 aanspraakmaker Ray Beltran, wen 11 van die 12 rondes. Crawford is only the second Nebraska native to be recognized as a boxing world champion. Perry “Kid” Grafte, van Rock Bluff, gevang die weltergewig kroon, klop uit Johnny Alberts in Brooklyn, in 1914, volgens die Omaha World-Herald.
Dulorme (22-1, 14 Uitklophoue), van Carolina, Puerto Rico, gegradueer aan die professionele geledere in 2008 na 'n ster amateur loopbaan wat 'n uitstekende 140-2 rekord. He has long been a fan-favorite of Puerto Ricans for his slick all-action fighting style. Dulorme enters this fight riding a two-year six-bout winning streak, met sy loopbaan-beste oorwinnings kom in die rug-aan-rug gevegte in 2014 and both televised on HBO. He opened up 2014 with a 10-round unanimous decision victory over undefeated contender Karim Mayfield to capture the NABF super lightweight title and ended the year unifying his NABF title with the NABO junior welterweight title via an exciting 10-round decision over Hank Lundy. A consensus Top-Five contender, Dulorme is wêreld-gegradeerde Geen. 2 deur die World Boxing Association (WBA), Moenie. 3 deur die World Boxing Council (WBC) en Geen. 4 deur die WBO en die Internasionale Boksfederasie (IBF).
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